Environmental ethics

Author: Xu Ouyong
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Environmental ethics is a rapidly developing discipline, and to date, there has been no complete and systematic theory to unify its various fields. This book does not attempt to present its own views or outline a single thread running through the entire work. Instead, it focuses on the perspective of teaching methods, aiming to cultivate students' independent thinking skills. The book often features conflicting or ambiguous viewpoints, guiding students to think critically and arrive at their own conclusions about how to treat nature in terms of worldview and values. The book is divided into three parts and fifteen chapters. Part 1: The Background and Emergence of Environmental Ethics; Part 2: The Basic Content of Environmental Ethics (i.e., various doctrines); Part 3: An exploration of various environmental policies using environmental ethics doctrines, linking theory closely with practice. This book can serve as a reference for researchers in environmental policy and ethics; it can also be used as a textbook and reference material for faculty and students in universities and colleges, both environmental and non-environmental majors.